Why India’s LCA Tejas Lost The Malaysian Fighter Jet Deal

According to KAI, India's LCA Tejas has lost the Malaysian fighter jet deal to the South Korean Lead-in-Trainer-Light Combat Aircraft.

South Korean FA-50 light attack aircraft have outplayed India’s Tejas fighter jets as Seoul inked a deal to export 18 Lead-in-Trainer-Light Combat Aircraft (FLIT-LCA) to Malaysia.

The announcement was made by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), South Korea’s sole aircraft manufacturer, on February 24. According to KAI, the contract is valued at 1.2 trillion ...

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